Removed and replaced my steering rack but made a little cock up, when pulling out the old rack i inadverntly pulled the whole steering shaft (steering wheel to rack) as well. Now i've fitted the new rack but am having problems with the following thingy, have a look at the pics please and then i'll carry on,







It fits onto the triangular shaft exiting the bulkhead, drivers footwell. What i need to know is if this thingy is supposed to fit into the hole in the bulkhead or just butt up against it.

Personnaly i feel that it does fit in as there's wear on the inner nylon thing but don't want to shove it in and cock things up further.

Please help this dumb shit out , thanks in advance